With the win, Serena has not only taken the revenge of her Australian Open final loss to Kerber, but has also fulfilled her long-standing quest of equaling Graf's record of 22 Grand Slam titles . She faced just one break point - at 3-all in the second set, representing Kerber's only real opening - and shut the door emphatically with aces at 117 ...

Phil Mickelson Friday at Royal Troon. "That 2-iron that I hit is taking a lot of stress for me away from my tee shots ... that has led to me playing well in the elements today and hopefully in the winds that we'll have tomorrow". Though he's still eight shots back, Johnson has the firepower to make up ground in a hurry. "I feel like if I have to ...

He just couldn't shake Stenson, who timed his birdies perfectly. He was back out early on Friday morning and this time had to deal with the wind and, above all, rain that left the players and the course on Scotland's west coast sodden. "I enjoy these adverse conditions, it is challenging". The favourite coming into the weekend, US Open champion...

Nintendo has announced they are re-launching this gaming system, albeit in a far cuter palm-sized version, and for just $60 (approximately Rs 4,000.) It's called the Nintendo Classic Mini and It's nearly too good to be true. The Classic Mini is created to look just like the original 8-bit NES and will come pre-loaded with 30 retro games, inclu...

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland listens to a question from the media at a press conference for the British Open Golf Championships at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, Tuesday, July 12, 2016. "I do hope to play in four or five, you name it, Olympics representing the United States in the future, if I have the opportunity". But at the sa...

Syndergaard left in the fifth with what he and the Mets called "arm fatigue". Strasburg tossed 7 sparking innings, allowing just 2 hits and 3 walks, yielding just 1 run over 7 innings to earn the decision and lower his season ERA to 2.62.

THE new Prime Minister Theresa May will begin her new job with sky-high approval ratings with the public facing a fractured opposition party helmed by Jeremy Corbyn whose ratings have hit an all-time low. I don't want Labour in the gutter. "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to have a genuinely socialist leader of the Labour Party-and t...

Williams is 22-6 in grand slam finals, but she had lost her previous two - beaten by Kerber at the Australian Open and Garbine Muguruza at Roland Garros. I love playing out here. "I've just felt a lot of pressure, I guess". Kerber said the key to the match was the serve. Seven weeks ago Kerber was left distraught after she suffered a shock ...

Dale's team, Hendrick Motorsports , said they're pulling him from the New Hampshire 301 on July 17. Earnhardt is going to miss this week's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway because of concussion-like symptoms, per NASCAR.com . ". Obviously when Dale is ready, that's his auto to get back into". Hendrick Motorsports' contingency plan for Da...

On a gloomy day that saw winds gusting to 30 miles per hour and greens going un-mowed, the 46-year-old American and the 40-year-old Swede traded the lead several times, but Stenson shot 33 on the hard closing nine to post a three-round total of 12-under-par 201, one better than his playing partner.

On Monday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit officially denied Tom Brady's Deflategate appeal. But Brady needs to ride his suspension, based on NFL attorney Ted Wells concluding it was "more probable than not" that he was "generally aware" of Patriots ball boys deflating footballs prior to the AFC Championship Game ag...

Miller's six-year deal is worth a reported $114 million. Miller gets a $23 million signing bonus and $42 million guaranteed at signing, $61 million guaranteed after the first year and $ 70 million guaranteed after the second year of the deal.

The 28-year-old, who won her maiden Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open in January, has reached her first All England Club final, two decades after German great Graf lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish for the seventh and last time. "She was placing it amazingly". She played a lot of good matches here. Things got even worse for Vesnina in the...

There's no shortcuts. We've still got 82 games to play. Durant might be able to match his coach's wit, too. When asked about Thompson being part of the pitch meeting, Durant quipped about receiving a text message from him: "I didn't know he had a phone".

This club throw is somewhat reminiscent of when McIlroy threw his 3-iron in the water after a bad shot at Trump Doral at the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship. The Northern Irishman endured a frustrating round at the Open Championship on Saturday and, with his hopes of victory decreasing, he showed his frustrations when he flung his club down the 16th...

The Briton eventually finished in a time of 3 hours 51min 58sec to earn the second Tour de France stage win of his career, with South Africa's Daryl Impey leading the chasing pack home 65 seconds down. "I didn't need to win a stage this year". The organisers gave all the riders held up in the incident the same time, allowing Yates to take over th...

Both starters struggled mightily before leaving early. Rookie Kenta Maeda (8-6) struck out a career-high 13 over seven innings and held San Diego to a run on two hits, including a solo homer to Derek Norris. Yangervis Solarte hit his eighth home run of the season for the Padres , but right-hander Luis Perdomo suffered his second loss in hi...

The severe letter suggests to the President that police officers needed to be able to conduct identity checks saying, "while we face a situation of increased risks, our officers cannot ask for ID when even a vendor can do that in their store".

One of Roger Penske's drivers , Brad Keselowski, had just used a dominating run to capture his first career victory at famed Daytona International Speedway. "It was a solid night for us", Dillon said. With 71 laps to go, Jamie McMurray suddenly jolted down the track towards the inside, clipped the 48 vehicle of Jimmy Johnson and took out almost ha...

In addition to the Astros, the Dodgers, Yankees, Padres, Giants, Angels, and Mets were all interested in procuring his services. Gurriel was declared a free agent last month. Bregman, last year's No. 2 overall pick, has lit the minor leagues on fire with his hitting. The Astros are set at second base and shortstop with All-Star Jose Altuve and Ca...